is about the size that i think traditions of tons, sylvania and documentary service. i think just, i'm the on the long voyage through the ocean another how well was it cost for a long time. they had to be a humans on that journey. now the trenches have become very protective of whales until the results of the ocean consultation. the stats of tend to schools. i'm dw the. there are some places just about everyone has heard of, but few truly no one such place is transylvania

male dominated culture that nevertheless has its softer sides. ross of horses like a child. horses are like members of the family for us romano. transylvania is a region with a long history and 5 brand traditions. it's a place where people enjoy life and are even at peace with the idea of one day coming to an end. with financial aid to the cemetery is the only one in the world. but people love my problem of them across the away from the cities. some places appear almost frozen in time. right in the heart of europe, the or the

low hanging clouds of mist, sinister legends, vampire stories. transylvania is perhaps best known for the saga of count dracula. brand castle is marketed as the counts home, but the region has much more to offer than spooky mets. its magnificent buildings are the backdrop to a dramatic history on gary and germans and romanians have shaped transylvania. in the far north, on the border with ukraine is not what as the region historically a part of transylvania is known for its skilful crafts people. and the elaborate wooden church is recognized by unesco. this world heritage sites

in the small orthodox christian community ups up into residents. believe that deaf loves would they say that the whole of human life from the crib to the coffin is bound up with wood and people here have an unusual view of death. this is especially evident in the symmetry of this village of 3000 presidents. when a person dies, they get their very own personal memorial. a lovingly carved brightly painted wooden cross, a picture, and a poem, each one unique. tell the story of the deceased. honestly, i'm simply for better or for worse. for 45 years to meet you. pop has been carving crosses here a place the locals call the mary symmetry. this makes some something of a village chronicler supplied us for a son in law. you on to one day following his footsteps to do the job. one needs to

know a lot about the people that's offensive. well, this is the new when i split the dean, this is the whole village knows the story is this deceased women. because everyone knew how badly she treated the family, especially son in law and consequence. you repulsed him around and find me to have the dogs touch it. but then people knocked him for him to sort this out such as you can the did you mean that they're shipping us yada? yeah, cool. good off the back of the family asked me to make a cross that was a true memorial life for child local executives when yeah, yeah. she lou, matt and chip outside of the day. i think i was like a and this is yeah. so it's a, this all colors, silver chest, it's a nice this cross that it was my mother in it all these unit. if she live just one day, know you might be down 3 credit that you with my there's cross, that's the try to wake up. that otherwise she'll come back home to a new in teams may mean it was it the but reactions for positive because it's

probably the ones that i'd written them anything wrong. so no, i thought was how she walked out is if you can check like, got that, but it's on it's demitra alone, who decides which life event commemorates the deceased and above all, what information is included in the short poem? yes of what about this on this trunk? this is for a young man who dodge and a car accident and i wrote the following is national i rest here to young age is my name is green. google guy had given to me a probably put myself inexpensive cop much mercedes didn't last long. queen died in my car for that before it did even left last night when life came to an end. so i think with the phone, you know, i'd at least have deprived me i could now i'm not even migrating preferred to net quasi final words of remembrance sincere but with a wink and a notch. but

to meet you has no intention of mocking the deceased. he carves paints and writes with one overarching aspiration. cook, underneath the day as the, the do to do is to change people's perspective on past the notion, a mary symmetry is the only one in the world, but people off about that rather than cry, new separately. and taking the sorrow out of death emission that became his life's work. over the years, the 67 year old has made a name for himself across romania check. the geographically transylvania farms the center and the northwest of romania. the region surrounded by the elongated mountain ranges of the car, payphones to snap book,

as seen as the unofficial capital of transylvania. with some 325000 residents. close it's romania, 2nd largest city, and the cultural, economic and scientific center of transfer of ania, the formerly known as cows and thought it was founded by german settlers and the 13th century. the grand buildings and the old town testified to its great regional significance. today it's mostly young people out and about on the streets. clues is a university city representing a young and modern transylvania, an exception, and a region that's for the most part room and traditional in the small towns and villages. there's an incredible sense of peace and quiet here.

people still have time for at least they take it on the roads there almost as many carriages as there are cars. horses are closely linked to the regions history to this day in transylvania. they're not just an important mode of transport. they're also a state of constantine ramos is the proud owner of $31.00 horses. his farm isn't far from close. slide below. ha ha ha ha, come to papa. how do you say come to papa? who's the best way? who's to michael inside ha. constantine or cost stone as everyone calls and has a close, almost familial, like bonds with his horses. almost

any more horses are the most beautiful animals on this planet. i have loved horses since i was a kid. pretty mother, when i was 8, i bought myself a donkey. the i couldn't afford anything more luck about the food that i now adays . not only does costello have enough money to pursue his passion, he's also turned it into a source of income, east and breeding. and selling horses for 30 years. that's what she loves to. hey, look here. so we the guy, come to papa, give me your leg. the good boy a good boy. but i or, but of those, he's still young because that if you don't train him now he'll kick you in the face later. you have to learn now the big just like a child the deal. but as much as he correspond to the animals, at some point,

it's time to let them go. one of the reasons most important markets is taking place tomorrow. stella, the mirror is due to change, hands for the negotiations are already in full swing until the part that means i've asked for 4500 years. i don't know if i'll get that. i have to convince the buyer in person. i'll try and negotiate the highest possible price only the potential buyer wants to see some new photos before meeting the horse tomorrow and the flash coastal rates from my desk, send me crazy. a traditional romanian freed originally used us working animals today. they're primarily a status symbol at the upcoming horse market and g low. they're highly priced. the

transylvania means beyond the far like i stick old carpet farse cover large areas of the region right up to the peaks of the car, paste in mountains. the few people who settled here live with and from nature. it sounds romantic, but it's not so easy. it's 6 in the morning. the start of the working day for shepherd twi, desktop bush, even though today's work is a little out of the ordinary for megan. ok, now it's going to be a tough thing and that's just the way to sort. i shouldn't make it well feel i work in my bones this evening, but that's ok. slider can't live from his cheap alone with every 2 months. he stepped soft, us fire sides to make charcoal the

but that's like i put in the pushes. so if anybody needs to chuckle to suffice same, otherwise, there isn't enough money funding. we need both the sheet. i'm the child come in and then we manage to get by and if they do not feel that anyway, you know, stuff to others. family farm is located high up in the mountains besides cheap. she owns goats, pigs, and a few hectares of forest. meaning he has wood at his disposal. with the source material at hand. tried to eric and get started. he gradually piles up several tons of phone dry wood. the centre, what's known as the quando shaft is crucial. it square twat air will light the fire later to do this, he needs phone dry would have a fine take me and this secret ingredient to the doctor foster, one by one water and his helper stacked the logs in

a circle around the corps. it looks simple, but it demands great concentration. the spacing is crucial to close and not enough oxygen will reach the core too far apart and it will burn on even link. isn't something with a lower hold on. let me see if i did a good job at the end. i come on up until then. all i can do is how walter grow up in the mountains. just him and his parents. well, other children, practice writing and mass, todd air learn to bring $400.00 sheep safely to pasture, to make cheese out of milk and charcoal out of foot. no, i really, i couldn't walk in an office. no, i need the freedom and the fresh air out here in nature, and most everyone can live in the city anyway. now hold on. the stack is almost finished. a pile of wood waiting tons with ventilation shafts.

to water covers it 1st with straw and then with cold ash and soil. this protects the wood from wind and moisture. finally, the lights to fire through a narrow cabin, the stacked news about a vehicle. i need to how are you the more so the fuck catchers on the other side, i understand it back it otherwise it will just the front of zillow fish in the mountains and the flames go out quickly. but the embers continued to glow beneath the dome, where there's just enough oxygen disco lice and controlling the invisible smouldering

fire to prevent the stack from going up in flames. the twat air won't know how good the charcoal will be until he reopens the stag. after 5 days, transel dania has been the backdrop of an eventful history. romania is best known region is a melting pot of different european peoples, the culture of the region's ethnic germans as entrenched here to this day. there are more than $150.00, preserved fortified churches here an impressive legacy of the chancel, veiny and saxons. they were built around the 15th century to defend against ottoman invasion. and towns like beauty done or a cd swat of residents could take refuge and the structures houses of worship were

turned into proper strong holes with thick walls, observation, towers, and entire neighborhoods. most of the ethnic germans began leaving romania after 1970. today. around 16000 transylvanian saxon still live in the region. in the village of king, quote, 2 of them are going back to their routes. molina and alex, how that wants to preserve the culture and language of their ancestors in particular, the artist and traditions of the chance of being, in fact, since the together, they're renovating the house. that once belonged to my lee and his grandparents with old materials and tools when possible. they're currently working on a wooden pavilion hill's phone. another challenge is when you work with old materials, it's quite normal that nothing fits and everything is crooked because everything was crafted by hands, almost always in the water. well, a carpenter,

alex takes care of practical aspects. malayna goes on a daily treasure hunt for old items. her latest find, antique doors and matching windows. she's also discovered evidence of their historic value. i'm trying to move for an afternoon that's going to show me that can we found the exact technical drawing in the carpenter's book from 1874 lessons in done that provide things like this proof that here in this region of transylvania and romania there's an old opposite tradition, that's west reviving the voice the hero. and that's to be, that's a believe. and in their renovation project, the habits utilize their ancestors materials and know how as a way of building sustainably, well saving money. these fines very nearly became firewood. yeah, this is replacement and this yeah, so it's

a great piece of work in terms of craftsmanship and design checklist. it's a real tricia that survive to more than 100 years out in it. but there are still quite a bit of work to do before alex can fit the doors into the wooden frames. so it's going in many may 2 millimeters. so yeah, that's thing put lot of all the problems disrupts too long and the joint has the wrong dimensions. but alex is not giving up, they're not just pains, they're challenging. one of them. in his workshop, alex finds a suitable tool for every challenge. the 38 year old collects traditional tools from the region and repairs done. i think that that was investigated, credited from the old tools are better to some of the quality of steel is better

and they're much more robust than the standard tools. you can buy everywhere these dates and come on and, and if they're old and from the village, it's safe to say they were made by a village blacksmith with a particular craftsman in mind. you must ex 1000 up cuz don't so he'd never give them anything shouting because the 2 of them would see each other almost every day . the unconventional project has long been the subject of village gusta, we are on the tiller. she was in the largest city are sure people shake their heads when they talk about us. some were the ones who collect all the old junk that would normally be thrown away to make a few quick lane for a scrap iron or firewood to no one's collecting this kind of stuff. so of course we're the freaks around here and see the freaks. but that's just fine. good. so alex was born in but our shots marlena in bucharest they were raised bilingually.

but living in germany was never an option for them. their roots to their romanian homeland. randy and many nephews them here, especially that's my new mortgage document list. um, when i grandmother died to nasa, i came to the empty house a short time, late to certification letter, who faded into a very difficult time in my life that much i should hit against that solely mainly the time when i was wondering who i was and what i was actually doing the yeah. so that it gave me so i wasn't so conscious of it at the time. but it turned out to be a wonderful dream. and so malayna state.

but realizing her dream became more complicated than expected. the couple kept coming up against new unforeseen problems. that's not why little is it the nails from alex to supply don't fit. they won't be able to continue working on the wooden frames for the pavilion. well molina and alex tried to find a solution for the to the noise. people are also working to preserve another or it has no chance of being in tradition in the little village of suspense to meet you. pop makes us what do we process for the disease? he's been doing it for 45 years. he feels those 2 years and his phones. it's important to him that the tradition is passed on. his son in law is to take over the reins. a huge honor for the young man,

the interest from me. she what does that sound like a why that is, it's a big responsibility for me. i mean, if that's the water from the la quinta, a dental care that i'm not setting out to be better than my predecessor, but i'd like to at least reach his level either. i'd like to achieve that. it pushes, i'm a cadillac, like many young romanians. you on worked on construction sites or funds across europe, as a migrant labor. his home brothers couldn't secure him a future. neither personally nor financially. told him at dmitri his daughter and started helping out in the workshop. great because she worked with across his gave me a purpose of mice again. so that's why i decided to stay in pensa. i felt at home here again, and then it was very difficult for me before you spend demetrius apprentice for 2

years and will ideally take over the job soon. but there is one problem. his skills aren't quite up to the master, is accepting standards. the she has taken care of mazda is about the, i'd like to finish chiseling the up a rece today as to whether lettering go like to go to tape, and i hope it works out. but i'm nearly done here. you, once you've done that much, you can help me with the painting victoria up the coaches to come so i'll do my best on this cross as to be a final memorial to partridge family. friend, the of the

the g low horse market is a combination of trade show and family reunion. it's already packed, just like every year. and traders are still trying to secure an area on the field, which is much too small. the cost down the horse speedo from who's estimates again, but he's determined to find a spot the point it might be less than $50.00. i don't know if any event like this festival is unique. 50. well, it's about honor and monitors it is that most of them are a lot of money. who costello's hoping to sell one of his best mares today? the potential buyer is also the organizer of the market to the mode of on making sure everything comes together.

for somebody to screw this jingle, it's obviously a can't put into words how important this market is. to me, it's in my blood or something. my father, my grandfather is my entire family, always had horses and that's how they are in the living between you know, i don't study voices like a child. remember looking for me. courses are like members of the family for us romano. so that was really for me to, to listen to them. we'll see, belongs to the romani ethnic with like almost all those taking part in the market. the 1st through many people arrived in transylvania in the mid 14th century from india and anatolia horse trading as one of this ethnic minorities oldest and most respected professions. with a lot of fanfare, the men try to get potential buyers to notice their voices. negotiations are conducted in a rather crude manner. enough few for such

a. 3000 fuel chunk scoundrel, 4000. eventually a double handshake, seals the deal, and the tone becomes friendlier. the horse trading as a male domain in a culture that's generally dominated by man. aside from money, this business is also about socializing. the market is the get together of the year for the romani. they each drink and party into the night. it just depends. it's a different atmosphere. the village in northern pennsylvania is in morning. a member of the close knit community died just a week ago. the widow newtown, has commissioned across for husband stan cork. everyone's still in shock. he was only 57 years old, and infection resulted in oregon failure. committee

. jim looked at close with no one saw coming to general. if you'd only complains about the pain earlier, if he'd been at the hospital sooner, but it was already too late. his entire body was infected will not students of sat in suspense. a people have an unusual i to, to, to death say more, the try not to 12 interests are of us. remember the good things. i think if there's so many photos of it, you check one of our grand daughters just one year old. here i check with slash by the window new to has us to meet you pop to make across. as all the villagers do, when enough one dies, locals believe the cross as the entrance to paradise contrasts

. and what does that have to fix the fact that the on the cross will be a sign of respect for my beloved husband? he knew, i mean, i'm not worried because i trust to meet your with all my heart. and he says he knows the story of every person he makes across for hutchins changes from here. he was a friend of my husband, but i wanna, he knows everything i thought see if that's okay, give me 115 days from when i do me true. pop knows don clark and his wife, well, he was at their wedding and their children's baptisms. while demetrius son in law works on the carving, dmitri will write a poem about his departed friend, the site's opinion, satisfied to westside when a family member process, i didn't. i mean, we'll miss it, i'm the to the up. i don't have that. and if i mean on this occasion to dimitry a little remain true test principles say so. so to present whatever on role it's on the cross to that there's always a surprise for the family into my media. they only see the cross at this stage. and

then again, once it's completely finished the crew, i've never shown as a problem before. i know my been otherwise, and i might say don't, right, that's on it. no, no, no, no, cuz i protest this is pronunciation, the new tough, fully entrust. demitra was composing her husband's final attribute the to mary's symmetry ups up. and so it's one of a kind. 7 like an open book where visitors can read about the late residents of the village. the orthodox christian community facing tests with openness and humor. and there's a lesson in there for the living or to meet you knows how tough life can be. but he always tries to see the bright side

apart from when there is nothing cheerful or humorous to say, as in the case of this little girl. or h. s. vanessa. i've done in how talk to you that came from cbs. because because the country is now, if we have to stop in front of our house and then run me over and make my parents so side, i wouldn't go to the to didn't judge it could get in this tragic accident that happened in front of the parents of interest sent to the events like this as some painful death. such a go else cannot describe it. why should each time i read the sense of grief for tut, chavez, a ship in 2 minutes sometimes fell off. but no matter how terrible the fate to meet, you must always find words. but the uninstall from the including now for the death of his friend stand good.

the embers and the charcoal pile of 12 deer top ash has been burning for 5 days. few layer tons of wood to build the stack, also known as a clump waters smoking us animals quickly today. because his instinct is telling him it's time to open the club by for laughing. yeah, for mike and that'll be so you'll get a good results that sometimes the cold has been done up in the wood stays as it has taken a lot of good feeling. we've been trying to put some of the money from the sale of the charcoal as an important source of income for to wider and his family. the animal is alone, aren't enough to make ends meet. the water. can't really tell what the pile looks like inside you needs to open it. the price, i mean, i'm starting here,

the life cycle mazda needs more time. it's not showing you how to do it still would need to close the whole again. calculator so not that they had sampled or just like a back, otherwise i'll smell of a flame again. no, ma'am, my. the simple, quick thing at swat air gingerly closes the gap here on the left, the wood isn't yet sufficiently charged, but the embers aren't evenly distributed on the right side. it could be ready to waters hoping for partial success. at least i'm not doing like a boy now i need to see if it's worked here or not. how does it looks good? i didn't see a lot of trouble co slowly starting to show. yeah. yeah, there's a ship that's like a moving from there. it's a child and just as good with the

i think that's very good. i will call the study back. i think no matter how i strike it, it doesn't break. it's a good quality to pay for that. that water is family is one of about 20 living in the mountains isolated from the rest of civilization. they rely on each other to survive. water supplies them with his charcoal for 40 late per cent. around 8 your the and there is always fuel in the house for cooking supper today as mutton. incredible sheets smell the between the sheets and the charcoal water is confident. how always be able to feed his family

here, tucked away in the mountains of transylvania. the, as in ching cool, it's also time to get cooking like her approach to house renovation. melinda, have tried to use what's on hand for her meals today. she's prepping a wine. so a typical dish that her ancestors would have eaten to boost their only insistence, especially when they had a cold to care for the trans. sylvania and saxons are known to be frugal when it comes to that cuisine. one picked it up. this is canals with the alpha that means using and can see what's available. i'm just used. my name is cooking ahead of time because she has an important appointment today. work on the old pavilion hasn't been progressing. alex couldn't find the

right nails for the job. the blacksmith friend should be able to help. he's going to make them custom nails. the head can be slightly bigger, and that's a 50, empty, or radically the head can be just as big toe mustang strikes the iron heated to around 1350 degrees in the fire into the nails. precise conical shape. there's a small german speaking community in the region. it's a mix of transel vanya saxons, and people who have left germany to come and live here. many of them more says crafts people per artist, a sincere it is slow. oh, wow,

super cool. oh wow. the new nails and the old doors fit perfectly. the, the story to 1000000000 project is finally coming alone is amazing. i can, i can picture it's properly now. it's going to be great. we've got a reason to celebrate. don't wait and i'm going going so fun. oh, well, you bet. hm, lou. well then let's talk in a couple of things, their friends and helpers with wine soup and cake. their dream of a house with a rich back story in the home of their ancestors is taking shape the and spencer a new date ons. to meet you, pop is finding the right words for the attribute as late friend as apprentice you

on it's making the final touches to the cross. the do you want is under a great deal of pressure just after all to meet your account. retire until this son in law is able to fashion an entire cross on his own. the more to look, look at innocent. got it's not perfect is there are a few small mistakes. if you look closely near the most important thing is the best line here is perfectly straight. so this home is a distinct framework because if you need something to be done, not well on your floor. yeah, my, my, my goodness. yeah. the next step is for you one to apply color to the cross. the bright hughes of the grave crosses are just as unusual as the poems and portraits are you on is getting better all the time. but no one becomes

a village chronicler and poets overnight. she don't know i'm with, i'm still a beginner. there are many tricks and techniques left for me to learn normal things, but i'm in the best position possible because dimitria is a great teacher. but on to columbus to pull some professional frontier one, i'm confident i'll be able to replace. i'm assuming also then what's good. a good equipment demitra has written around 500 times during his career. this fun was especially difficult but now he thinks he's found the right words. i guess i'm not the gmc session. i you to my here on life to ration my name is stone. go go to. i'll tell you the truth because the my life was not easy. it was defined by look at

a more it didn't have such a full di shed. that's why i'm lying and coughing. now, she the only nice thing i love it. if i make snaps from my own apple office, most lovely his widow will be pleased showing that you cannot do we accept these ties. i sometimes wonder what i'll leave behind that i'm put, you know, i don't know how many more years i have left. but luckily, i've got someone to take, of course, if i could pick it up, he actually would much cut in between the time. come and see him. i do hope you want me to write the truth. some like cross it to a chip, it'll be up into coach on the truth about a life in just a few words. that's no simple feet for demitra and you on life isn't solely about the highest or the lowest, which is why there will always be space for both at the mary symmetry. and so pensa

of the. 2 c 2 at the low market, the horses aren't just for sale. they also compete in a variety of contests. the animals must demonstrate their strengths and some score extra points for beauty. nowadays, the market runs itself, organizer proceed finely has time to devote to his own business. to to book and then plot to july, but if i like something then i have to have it run out because dell has something i really like. fletcher oh cool. so the yeah. i wish you a long live close though. how are you? i'm very well this is the mayor. i'd like to sell also. yeah. but she's a beauty. how old is she again so well just to, to use exactly the i the, the she's what your price. i'd like 4500,

but i don't know what you can afford. that's daylight robbery. we're not in germany . what's your offer? well, for the 3500 to the 33500 for this man. no. or did you look at her legs like a goddess, up, up, up the charter? bully for yourself. look at it. take a close look at the se. the, the, she kind of what's your final price? which photo center offers to low of the customary negotiation is underway. the mentees and provoke one another, seeing how far they can push it. a single hand check signals initial interest. after some haggling, double handshake, field video, saw it on. yeah, we're good for the level of good level. been very pleased with that.

we agreed on 3750 euro. so that's a fair price for both of us up to set you that the mirror is a perfect fit for my breathing program. when i get the bottle. but it will kind of pulls the selling, the mayor was meter sweeties that allow me they wanted me to is that those are those easy car, but i know where she's going, but it opened the door, them away with him that she won't have to work in the forest, she won't be the crushing they bought to me. it was like a father and his child exact. that's it because i wouldn't entrust my daughter to a bad man that the gentle good bible is there. nobody has his own home audio. that's the way it is with my horse has to go to the early evening and cos tennis. returning test, farm and horses and tours. there is pride and joy and one important part of transylvania is vibrant culture and many here are doing all they can to preserve

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